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Citywide Public School Fact Sheet, SY2016-17

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Public Education Supply and Demand for the District of Columbia

Citywide Fact Sheet, SY2016-17 Date of Release: 10/6/17

This fact sheet describes the District’s public schools and the students attending them during SY2016-17. In this analysis are all

public schools and students in early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school grades, as well as schools focused exclusively

on adult, alternative, and special education students. In addition to this summary citywide fact sheet, there are three additional

fact sheets about specific grade levels (elementary, middle, and high schools) available on the Office of the Deputy Mayor of

Education’s (DME) website. Please refer to those specific grade-level fact sheets for more detailed information.

Information about the schools and their associated facilities is from the DME in consultation with the DC Public Charter School

Board (DC PCSB), DC Public Schools (DCPS), and the Department of General Services (DGS). The student information comes from

the official audited enrollment file, an October 2016 snapshot of student enrollment, residency, and demographics from the Office

of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), as analyzed by the DME.

Availability of Schools: Location and Number of Public Schools

Figure 1: Location of All Public Schools, by Ward of School and Sector, SY16-17

This section describes the number of Local Education Agencies and the number of all DCPS and public charter schools in the

District by ward of school and sector in SY2016-17.

In SY2016-17, there were 66 Local Education Agencies (LEA) that had schools offering elementary, middle, high, adult, alternative, or

special education grades. LEAs are typically thought of as school districts. DCPS is one LEA and the public charter sector had 65 LEAs.

There were 234 public schools1 across the eight wards of the District of Columbia as of SY2016-17. One school may have multiple

buildings and the ward location is attributed to the main building identified by the LEA. Figure 1 shows the number of schools in each

ward by sector. Wards 5 and 8 had the greatest number of schools at 42 schools each, driven largely by public charter schools in

Ward 5 (28 schools) compared to other wards. Ward 3 is unique in that no public charter schools were located there. Appendix 1 lists

each of the schools with their ward, grade span, total enrollment for the entire school, enrollment by grade level, and whether the

school had additional campuses.

Ward of School # Schools

Ward 1 22

Ward 2 9

Ward 3 10

Ward 4 36

Ward 5 42

Ward 6 36

Ward 7 37

Ward 8 42

Total 234

Total # of Schools 234

DCPS 116

PCS 118

N/A

1 Schools are

identified by

OSSE’s School and

LEA Information

Management

Systems (SLIMS).

Note: Bancroft ES/Briya PCS (co-located) & Marie Reed are assigned to Ward 4 where they were temporarily located during modernization; their permanent locations

are in Ward 1. Duke Ellington School of the Arts is assigned to Ward 1 where the school was located during modernization; the permanent location is in Ward 2.

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Supply of Schools: Location and Enrollment of Public Schools

Note: No public charter schools were located in Ward 3. Bancroft ES/Briya PCS (co-located) and Marie Reed are assigned to Ward 4 where they were temporarily

located during modernization; their permanent locations are in Ward 1. Duke Ellington School of the Arts is assigned to Ward 1 where the school was located

during modernization; the permanent location is in Ward 2.

This section describes the enrollment of all public schools by ward of school and by sector (DCPS and public charter schools).

There were 90,061 students in enrolled in all 234 public schools as of SY2016-17. Of those students, 54% were enrolled in DCPS and

46% were enrolled in public charter schools. Figure 2 shows the total enrollment by ward of the school where the student was

enrolled as of SY2016-17. Students may live in a ward other than the school’s ward. Ward 8 had the greatest number of students

enrolled at its public schools (16,807) and had one of the highest numbers of public schools (42, see Figure 1). Ward 4 had the next

highest public school enrollment (14,301).

Looking at Figure 3, Ward 1 and Ward 7 school enrollment was almost evenly divided between DCPS and public charter schools. In

Ward 5, public charter schools had a greater enrollment than DCPS, reflecting the large number of public charter schools located

there (see Figure 1). Appendix 1 lists all of the schools with their ward, grade span, total enrollment for the entire school, total

enrollment for specific grade spans, and whether the school had additional campuses.

Figure 2: Enrollment of All Public Schools, by Ward of School, SY16-17

5,377

2,497

6,856

8,987

4,271

7,307

5,600

7,660

5,708

981

5,314

9,653

4,219

6,484

9,147


DCPS

PCS

N/A

Total Public

Enrollment 90,061

DCPS 48,555 (54%)

Public Charter 41,506 (46%)

Figure 3: Enrollment of All Public Schools, by Ward of School and Sector, SY16-17


PK3-5th 2,712 1,519 3,629 9,138 9,350 7,797 7,243 10,984

6th-8th 1,981 853 1,477 1,931 1,707 2,065 1,894 2,114

9th-12th 3,031 1,106 1,750 2,619 2,779 1,616 2,464 2,392

Adult/Alt 3,361 - - 613 88 48 101 1,317

SPED - - - - - - 382 -

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17,757

5,528

382

Total Public

enrollment = 90,061

11,085 3,478 6,856 14,301 13,924 11,526 12,084 16,807


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Supply of Buildings: Location of All Public School Buildings

This section shows the location of all public school buildings in SY2016-17. A list of school buildings is provided at the end of the

fact sheet.

Map 1 displays the 212 public school buildings in SY2016-17. A school may be located in multiple school buildings; alternatively, a

building may house multiple schools in the same LEA or from different LEAs (referred to as a co-location) with the same grade

configuration or a different grade configuration. For example, Briya PCS was housed in four school buildings; alternatively,

Jefferson Middle School Academy and Appletree Early Learning PCS—Southwest co-located. The school building list, provided at

the end of this fact sheet, lists the schools with their associated buildings in SY2016-17. Appendices 3 and 4 also display the

buildings with their addresses and grade spans. In addition, see the DME website for an interactive map.

Note: Bancroft ES/Briya PCS (co-located) , Marie Reed ES, Murch ES, Watkins ES, and Duke Ellington School of the Arts were in temporary locations for SY16-17

Map 1: Location of DCPS and PCS Public School Buildings, SY16-17

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Supply of School-Age Children: Demographics of All Public School Students

This section describes where all public school students live and their demographics. This includes their race/ethnicity, special

education status, English Learner status, and at risk of academic failure status.

As of SY2016-17, there were 90,061 public school

students enrolled in DCPS and public charter schools.

Figure 4 shows the number and distribution of where

all public school students lived (ward of residence) in

SY2016-17 according to the audited enrollment.

Ward 8 had the greatest number of students (21,210

students). Ward 7 had the next greatest number of

students (17,282) while Ward 2 and Ward 3 had the

fewest students (1,731 and 5,027 students,

respectively).

The majority of all public school students in SY2016-17

were African American (68%) followed by Hispanic

(18%) and white students (10%) (Figure 5).

Figure 5 also shows the racial/ethnic background of

students in SY2016-17 by ward of residence. Almost all

of the students in Wards 7 and 8 were African

American, while Wards 1 and 4 had the largest number of Hispanic students with 4,248 and 6,330 students, respectively. Ward 3

had the greatest number of white students followed by Ward 6 (3,158 and 2,074 students, respectively).

Figure 4: Number of All Public School Students, by Ward of Residence,

SY16-17

Note: Excludes 541 students whose addresses could not be geocoded/whose ward could not be assigned.

Note: Excludes 541 students whose addresses could not be geocoded/whose ward could

not be assigned.

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5,027

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12,503

8,647

17,282

21,210


Total public

enrollment = 90,061

Figure 5: Share and Number of All Grade Public School Students by Race/Ethnicity, by Ward of Residence, SY16-17


African American 2,872 372 374 6,188 9,198 5,380 16,317 20,372

Hispanic 4,248 662 723 6,330 2,298 669 715 468

White 835 453 3,158 1,693 634 2,074 94 166

Asian, Multiracial, Other 342 244 772 612 373 524 156 204

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School-Age Children: Demographics of All Public Students, continued

Out of all public school students, 14% have specialized

education needs (Figure 6). Special education is

education designed to meet the needs of students with

disabilities. Governed by the federal Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), special education

programs typically provide students up to age 22 with

additional supports and accommodations that allow

them to access a specific curriculum. Public school

students in Wards 7 and 8 had slightly higher special

education needs at 16% and 17%, respectively,

compared to public school students living in other

wards in the city.

English Learners (EL) are students who need additional

academic support in order to fully participate in a

general education program. Schools typically identify

these students and adjust their instruction and monitor

the students. An EL student is someone, ages 3 through

21, who is not yet fluent in English, and who

understands or speaks another language or has a family

background where a language other than English is

spoken in the home. Figure 7 shows that 10% of the

public school student population were EL; Wards 1, 2,

and 4 had the highest shares of EL students at 29%,

25%, and 26%, respectively.

Figure 8: Share of All Public School Students with At Risk of

Academic Failure Status, by Ward of Residence, SY16-17

Figure 7: Share of All Public School Students with English Learner

Status, by Ward of Residence, SY16-17

Figure 6: Share of All Public School Students with Special Education

Needs, by Ward of Residence, SY16-17

At risk of academic failure is a local District definition that

identifies vulnerable students, such as students who are

homeless, in foster care, qualify for federal food stamps

and welfare, or are overage for high school (defined as one

year older, or more, than the expected age for the grade).

This identification is used to ensure that schools receive

additional local funds to serve these students. Students in

adult and alternative schools are not categorized as at-risk

and are not included in this metric. Citywide, 47% of all

public school students were identified as at risk, with the

highest percentage of students living in Wards 7 and 8 at

56% and 66%, respectively.

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Demand: Where All Public School Students Attend School

This section describes enrollment in more detail: whether students were enrolled in-boundary or out of boundary at

neighborhood DCPS schools, at citywide DCPS schools (where there is no boundary designation), or public charter schools.

The District has many enrollment options: students can either attend their neighborhood DCPS school (i.e., in-boundary school of

right) or enter the common lottery to attend an out of boundary DCPS school, a citywide DCPS school (that is not a school of right),

a DCPS application high school, a DCPS alternative school, or a public charter school. Figure 9 shows the number and share of

public school students that attended each of these types of schools in SY2016-17. Nearly half of all pubic school students attended

a public charter school (46%), followed by approximately one-quarter of students who attended their in-boundary DCPS school

(27%) and one-quarter of students who attended an out of boundary DCPS school (21%). Four percent of public school students

attended a DCPS application high school. Only two percent of public school students attended a citywide DCPS school and less than

one percent attended a DCPS alternative school.

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DCPS out of boundary

DCPS citywide

DCPS application high school

DCPS alternative

Public charter

Figure 10: Share of Public School Students, by Ward of Residence and Sector, SY16-17

Figure 10 shows the number of all public school students that attended their in-boundary DCPS school, an out of boundary DCPS

school, a citywide DCPS school, a DCPS application high school, a DCPS alternative school, or a public charter school by the

student’s ward of residence. For instance, 80% of students living in Ward 3 attended their in-boundary DCPS school, while only

15% of students in Ward 5 did the same.

Figure 9: Number and Share of All Public School Student Enrollment, SY16-17

Note: Excludes 541 students (DCPS and public charter) whose boundary could not be geocoded/whose ward could not be assigned.

Total 8,297 1,731 5,027 14,823 12,503 8,647 17,282 21,210

Note: Excludes 307 DCPS students whose boundary could not be geocoded/whose ward could

not be assigned; percentages do not add up to 100% due to rounding.

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DCPS out of boundary

DCPS citywide

DCPS application high school

DCPS alternative

Public charter


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Demand: Where All Public School Students Attend School, continued

This section describes the share of students who attended school in the same ward as where they live, for all public school

students, as well as for DCPS and public charter students separately.

Due to the city’s flexible enrollment policies, students may choose to attend school near or far from their home. Figure 11 shows

the share of all public school students who attended school in the same ward as where they lived, as of SY2016-17. On average,

55% of all students attended school in their own ward. Ward 3 students were the most likely to go to school in their ward: of all

public school students, 81% enrolled in a school located in Ward 3.

Figure 12 shows the share of students who lived in the same ward as where they were enrolled in school by sector (DCPS and

public charter school students). For most wards, DCPS students were more likely to attend school in their ward than public charter

school students. The exceptions are Wards 1 and 5. In Ward 1, 47% of public charter school students lived and attended school in

Ward 1, while 42% of DCPS students did the same. In Ward 5, 49% of public charter school students lived and attended school in

Ward 5 and only 43% of DCPS students from Ward 5 did the same. Because there were no public charter schools located in Ward 3,

all students living in Ward 3 and attending a public charter school attended school in a ward outside of where they lived.

Note: No public charter schools were located in Ward 3. Bancroft ES/Briya PCS (co-located) and Marie Reed are assigned to Ward 4 where they were temporarily

located during modernization; their permanent locations are in Ward 1. Duke Ellington School of the Arts is assigned to Ward 1 where the school was located dur-

ing modernization; the permanent location is in Ward 2.

55%

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81%

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46%

56%

50%

63%

Citywide Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 Ward 7 Ward 8

Figure 11: Share of All Public School Students Who Live and Public Attend School in

the Same Ward, by Ward of Residence, SY16-17

Figure 12: Share of All Public School Students Who Live and Attend Public School in the Same

Ward, by Ward of Residence and Sector, SY16-17

N/A

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PCS

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Private School Students

This section describes the share of school-age children enrolled in private school in the District.

Not all of the public school students living in the District attend public school. Figure 13 shows the estimated share of private

school enrollment by ward according the American Community Survey, 5 Year Estimates (2011-2015) for all school-aged students,

ages 3 to 17 (approximating grades PK3 to 12th grade). Note that the denominator used to calculate these estimates does not

include students not enrolled in school (children not enrolled in either public or private school).

Since the information comes from survey samples of the District from the US Census Bureau and are not administrative records

from a city agency, the survey estimations include the average estimation plus the margin of error (the average is labeled in Figure

13 and the margin of error is the blue bar above and below). The margin of error is used to calculate the lower and upper

confidence bounds (using a 90% probability) that the survey estimate contains the true value. The larger the margin of error, the

wider the range of what the true value may be. For example, for the period between 2011-2015, you can be 90% confident that the

true share of all school-aged students that attended private school was between 18% and 20%. Students in Wards 2 and 3 were the

most likely to attend private school compared to the other wards. See Appendix 2 for the margins of error.

Figure 13: Share of Private School Enrollment for Ages 3-17, by Ward of Residence, 2011-2015

Source: 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B14003

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This section describes the programmatic capacities of DCPS and public charter school buildings serving all grades.

Programmatic capacity reflects the maximum number of students that can be housed in each school building given the schools’

current facility and existing educational programs, class size, and staffing. For DCPS, school-level programmatic capacity numbers

are collected by both DGS and DCPS based upon the DCPS Educational Specification guidelines. The school-level programmatic

capacity numbers were reviewed by DCPS to ensure alignment with each school’s programmatic needs. DCPS’s capacities include

“portables”, or temporary buildings, located near the school facility. Public charter programmatic capacities are collected for each

public charter LEA via a facility survey administered by PCSB and developed in partnership with the DME for SY2016-17. For more

information about facilities and more detailed information differentiating permanent and portable capacities, please see the

Master Facility Plan Annual Supplement. School-specific capacities are included in Appendices 3 and 4.

The 234 schools in SY2016-17 had a programmatic building capacity of 108,638 students (see Table 1). This means that the

buildings housing these schools had the capacity for 108,638 students. Total building enrollment was 86,739. The DCPS

programmatic capacity was 57,553 students. Similarly, public charter schools had a capacity of 51,085 students for all the grades

offered in those buildings. Figure 14 shows programmatic capacity and enrollment of the school buildings by ward and sector.

Wards 5 and 8 had the greatest capacities (22,085 and 21,374 seats, respectively). It should be noted that new schools may not

have yet enrolled in their maximum grade as of SY16-17 and some programmatic capacities indicate capacities for growing schools.

Supply and Demand: Programmatic Capacity and Enrollment of All Public Schools

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ProgrammaticCapacity

DCPS EnrollmentPCS Enrollment

Note: No public charter schools were located in Ward 3.

Table 1: Programmatic Capacity and Enrollment for

All Public School Buildings by Sector, SY16-17

Programmatic

Capacity Enrollment

DCPS 57,553 45,233

PCS 51,085 41,506

Total 108,638 86,739

N/A

Table 2: Programmatic Capacity and Enrollment for

All Public School Buildings, by Ward, SY16-17

Ward Programmatic

Capacity Enrollment

Ward 1 11,094 9,415

Ward 2 3,623 3,478

Ward 3 6,286 6,284

Ward 4 15,029 12,895

Ward 5 22,085 15,066

Ward 6 13,699 11,083

Ward 7 15,448 11,979

Ward 8 21,374 16,539

Grand Total 108,638 86,739

Note: Capacities and enrollments for Murch, Bancroft, Marie Reed, Powell, Watkins,

and Duke Ellington School of the Arts were excluded since the buildings are under-

going renovations; capacities and enrollments for MacFarland Middle School and

Ron Brown College Preparatory High School were excluded because it reopened in

SY16-17 and the information was not yet available

Figure 14: Programmatic Capacity for All Public School Buildings,

by Ward of School and Sector, SY16-17

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Supply and Demand: Building Utilization and Boundary Participation of Schools

Table 3: Building Utilization of Public Schools, by Ward of

School, SY16-17

This section provides information about the citywide demand of all public schools, by ward of the schools. The following

metrics show how full or utilized the schools were as of SY2016-17, the share of DCPS students enrolled at the school who lived

in the school’s boundary, and the share of all DCPS students who lived in the school’s boundary who enrolled at the school.

This section describes three measures that help describe the demand for schools: facility utilization rates, school in-boundary

participation rate (DCPS only), and boundary participation rate (DCPS only). See Appendices 3 and 4 for school-specific metrics.

The first measure is the facility utilization rate, which is calculated by dividing the schools’ total audited enrollment (including all

grades offered in the school) by the schools’ programmatic capacities (including portables) citywide and for each ward. Table 3

shows that DCPS schools had an average utilization rate of 79% of their total capacity. Ward 5 DCPS schools had the lowest

average utilization rate (57%) and Ward 3 DCPS schools had the highest average utilization rate (100%). Public charter schools had

an average utilization rate of 81%; Ward 5 schools had the lowest (74%) and Ward 2 schools had the highest (100%). There were

no public charter schools located in Ward 3. It should be noted that new schools may have not yet enrolled in their maximum

grade as of SY16-17.

Table 4 provides the average school in-boundary rate. This is the share of DCPS schools’ total enrollment that lived in-boundary.

The numerator is the number of in-boundary students attending the school and the denominator is the number of students

enrolled at the school program. The average DCPS school had a school in-boundary rate of 49%. Table 4 also breaks the

information down by ward of the school. For instance, 60% of DCPS Ward 7 students lived in-boundary.

Table 4 also shows the boundary participation rate. This metric calculates the share of all public school students living in each

specific DCPS school’s boundary who attended the school. The numerator is the number of in-boundary students attending the

school and the denominator is all public school students living in the boundary. Table 4 shows that, on average, 28% of all public

school students enrolled in their in-boundary DCPS school in SY2016-17. Students living in Ward 3 were more likely to attend their

in-boundary DCPS school (80% of all Ward 3 public school students) while Ward 5 students were less likely to attend their in-

boundary DCPS school (16% of all Ward 5 public school students). Because public charters have citywide enrollment policies (they

do not have boundaries), school in-boundary and boundary participation rates are not applicable.

Ward DCPS Facility

Utilization Rate PCS Facility

Utilization Rate

Ward 1 2 83% 87%

Ward 2 3 94% 100%

Ward 3 2 100% --

Ward 4 2, 4 87% 84%

Ward 5 57% 74%

Ward 6 2 77% 89%

Ward 7 4 73% 82%

Ward 8 73% 81%

Citywide 79% 81%

Ward Average DCPS School

In-Boundary Rate Average DPCS Boundary

Participation Rate

Ward 1 26% 27%

Ward 2 30% 41%

Ward 3 68% 80%

Ward 4 53% 29%

Ward 5 39% 16%

Ward 6 38% 33%

Ward 7 60% 23%

Ward 8 59% 21%

Citywide 49% 28%

Table 4: Boundary Participation for DCPS Schools, by Ward

of School, SY16-17

2 Capacities and enrollments for Murch, Bancroft, Marie Reed, Powell,

Watkins, and Duke Ellington School of the Arts were excluded since the

buildings are undergoing renovations. 3

There was no Ward 2 comprehensive high school. 4 Capacities and enrollments for MacFarland Middle School and Ron

Brown College Preparatory High School were excluded because they

reopened in SY16-17 and the information was not yet available.

Note: DCPS Citywide and Selective High Schools are excluded from the In-

Boundary and Boundary Participation rates.


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The Future: Population Forecasts Compared to Current Supply of Public School Seats

This section describes the DC Office of Planning’s population forecasts and how they compare to the current supply of public

school seats.

This section reviews whether the current supply of educational seats is sufficient for the estimated future number of public school

students. The DC Office of Planning (OP) forecasted single age populations for 2020 and 2025. Table 5 lists these forecasts for ages

3 through 17 (reflecting grades PK3 through 12th grade). In addition, Table 5 adjusts the forecasts for public school enrollment.

The DME did this by subtracting the shares of age-specific private school enrollment and of children not in school in the US

Census’s American Community Survey from the OP forecasts. These estimates assume that the share of the school-age population

that attends public school versus private school or that is not in school remains constant. The highest estimated public school

enrollments show that as many as 18,659 additional 3-17 year olds may enroll in the public school system (a 24% increase

between 2015 and 2025).

2015 5 2020 2025

Forecasted 3-17 year old population 6 92,401 102,023 114,838

High-Level Estimate of 3-17 year olds in public school 7 76,843 84,844 95,502

Mid-Level Estimate of 3-17 year olds in public school 7 76,113 84,038 94,594

Low-Level Estimate of 3-17 year olds in public school 7 75,383 83,232 93,687

Table 5: Forecasted Population and Estimated Public School Students, 3-17 Year Olds, 2020 and 2025

5 U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimate for 2015.

6 DC Office of Planning forecasted age -specific population forecasts

7 DME applied the age-specific % private school enrollment and % not in school from the 2011-2015 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates to the

OP forecasts to estimate the number of children in public school.

Figure 15: Forecasted Population and Estimated Public School Students, 3-17 Year Olds, 2020 and 2025

92,401

102,023

114,838

70,000

80,000

90,000

100,000

110,000

120,000

2015 2020 2025

Forecasted 3-17 yearold population

High-Estimate of 3-17 year old Public

School Enrollment

Mid-Estimate of 3-17year old Public School

Enrollment

Low-Estimate of 3-17year old Public School

Enrollment


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The Future: Population Forecasts Compared to Current Supply of Seats, continued

Table 6 shows the estimated number of public school seats by sector and ward in SY2016-17. The number of citywide seats is

equal to the total school programmatic capacities discussed in Table 1 (see Appendices 3 and 4 for the total building capacities for

each school). These seats reflect the grades that the schools serve and their facilities as of SY2016-17 and do not take into

account any future changes in grade spans or opening or closing of schools (e.g., if schools plan to incrementally add grades; if

schools plan to reduce the number of grades offered; if schools plan to change or renovate their facilities resulting in an increase

or decrease in capacity and seats; or if new schools or campuses open or close). Using this method, there were 56,219 DCPS and

45,464 public charter school seats, totaling 101,683 seats (Table 6).

Table 6: Estimated Number of Public School Seats, by Ward of School, SY16-17

Ward # DCPS Seats

(based on capacity) # PCS Seats

(based on capacity)

# Total Seats

(based on capacity)

Ward 1 5,633 2,696 8,329

Ward 2 2,643 980 3,623

Ward 3 6,286 0 6,286

Ward 4 8,052 6,205 14,256

Ward 5 7,121 13,266 20,387

Ward 6 8,908 4,721 13,629

Ward 7 7,556 7,670 15,226

Ward 8 10,021 9,926 19,947

Grand Total 56,219 45,464 101,683

Private school/not in school discount rate estimates were applied to the OP 2025 forecasted population. Based on this, there

may be between 93,687 and 95,502 3-17 year old public school students in 2025 (see Figure 15). If the District grows by this

amount, and if the city keeps the same supply of schools with the same grade spans and facilities as they have in SY2016-17,

then there may be a surplus of 6,182 to 7,996 seats in our current facility inventory (Figure 16).

101,683

70,000

75,000

80,000

85,000

90,000

95,000

100,000

105,000

Low-Estimate ofPublic School Enrollment

Mid-Estimate ofPublic School Enrollment

High-Estimate ofPublic School Enrollment

2015

2020

2025

Total AvailableSeats

Surplus7,996

Surplus

7,089

Surplus

6,182

Figure 16: Comparison of Public School Seats in 2025 Based on Schools as of SY16-17

Note: Capacities for Murch, Bancroft, Marie Reed, Powell, Watkins, and Duke Ellington School of the Arts were excluded since

the buildings are undergoing renovations; capacities for MacFarland Middle School and Ron Brown College Preparatory High

School were excluded because they reopened in SY16-17 and the information was not yet available; for Adult and Alternative

programs, capacities are based on a 3-year average percent of students in the building that are ages 0-17.


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Supply of Buildings: Location of School Buildings Serving Grades PK3 to 5th in SY2016-17, continued Public Schools in SY2016-17

# School Name(s) Grades Served

1 Academy of Hope Adult PCS - Northeast [18th Place] Adult

2 Academy of Hope Adult PCS - Southeast (Main Campus) Adult

3 Achievement Preparatory PCS - Elementary; Achievement Preparatory PCS - Middle School

PK3-3rd; 4th-8th

4 Aiton Elementary School PK3-5th

5 Amidon-Bowen Elementary School PK3-5th

6 Anacostia High School 9th-12th

7 AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Columbia Heights PK3-PK4

8 AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Lincoln Park PK3-PK4

9 AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Oklahoma Avenue PK3-PK4

10 AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Southeast [Douglass Knoll] PK3-PK4

11 AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Southeast [Parklands] PK3-PK4

12 Ballou High School; Ballou STAY High School 9th-12th; Adult

13 Bancroft Elementary School @ Sharpe; Briya PCS [13th Street/Sharpe] PK3-5th; PK3-PK4; Adult

14 Barnard Elementary School PK3-5th

15 Basis DC PCS 5th-12th

16 Beers Elementary School PK3-5th

17 Benjamin Banneker High School 9th-12th

18 Breakthrough Montessori PCS PK3-PK4

19 Brent Elementary School PK3-5th

20 Bridges PCS; Briya PCS [Gallatin Street/Fort Totten] PK3-4th; PK3-PK4; Adult

21 Brightwood Education Campus PK3-8th

22 Briya PCS [Georgia Avenue/Petworth] PK3-PK4; Adult

23 Briya PCS [Ontario Road/Adams Morgan/Main] PK3-PK4; Adult

24 Brookland Middle School 6th-8th

25 Browne Education Campus PK3-8th

26 Bruce-Monroe Elementary School @ Park View PK3-5th

27 Bunker Hill Elementary School PK3-5th

28 Burroughs Elementary School PK3-5th

29 Burrville Elementary School PK3-5th

30 C.W. Harris Elementary School PK3-5th

31 Capital City PCS - Elementary School; Capital City PCS - Middle School; Capital City PCS - High School

PK3-4th; 5th-8th; 9th-12th

32 Capitol Hill Montessori School @ Logan PK3-8th

33 Cardozo Education Campus 6th-12th

34 Carlos Rosario International PCS [Harvard Street] Adult

35 Carlos Rosario International PCS [Sonia Gutierrez] Adult

36 Cedar Tree Academy PCS PK3-KG

37 Center City PCS - Brightwood PK3-8th

38 Center City PCS - Capitol Hill PK4-8th


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39 Center City PCS - Congress Heights PK3-8th

40 Center City PCS - Petworth PK3-8th

41 Center City PCS - Shaw PK4-8th

42 Center City PCS - Trinidad PK4-8th

43 Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy - Capitol Hill 9th-12th

44 Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy - Chavez Prep 6th-9th

45 Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy - Parkside MS ; Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy - Parkside HS

6th-8th; 9th-12th

46 City Arts & Prep PCS PK3-8th

47 Cleveland Elementary School PK3-5th

48 Columbia Heights Education Campus 6th-12th

49 Community College Preparatory Academy PCS [Main] Adult

50 Coolidge High School 9th-12th

51 Creative Minds International PCS PK3-6th

52 DC Bilingual PCS PK3-5th

53 DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Campus PK3-KG

54 DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School ; DC Prep. PCS - Benning Middle School PK3-3rd; 4th-7th

55 DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School PK3-3rd

56 DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Middle School 4th-8th

57 DC Scholars PCS PK3-7th

58 Deal Middle School 6th-8th

59 Democracy Prep Congress Heights PCS PK4-7th

60 District of Columbia International School [16th Street] 6th-9th

61 District of Columbia International School [Harvard Street] 6th-9th

62 Dorothy I. Height Elementary School PK3-5th

63 Drew Elementary School PK3-5th

64 Duke Ellington School of the Arts @ Garnet-Patterson 9th-12th

65 Duke Ellington School of the Arts @ Meyer 9th-12th

66 Dunbar High School 9th-12th

67 E.L. Haynes PCS [Georgia Avenue] - Middle School 5th-8th

68 E.L. Haynes PCS [Kansas Avenue] - Elementary School; E.L. Haynes PCS [Kansas Avenue] - High School

PK3-4th; 9th-12th

69 Eagle Academy PCS - Capitol Riverfront PK3-3rd

70 Eagle Academy PCS - Congress Heights PK3-3rd

71 Early Childhood Academy PCS [Facility A] PK3-3rd

72 Early Childhood Academy PCS [Facility B] PK3-3rd

73 Eastern High School 9th-12th

74 Eaton Elementary School PK4-5th

75 Eliot-Hine Middle School; Watkins Elementary School (Capitol Hill Cluster) 6th-8th; 1st-5th

76 Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS PK3-5th


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77 Excel Academy PCS PK3-8th

78 Friendship PCS - Armstrong PK3-5th

79 Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary; Friendship PCS - Blow-Pierce Middle PK3-3rd; 4th-8th

80 Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Elementary; Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle PK3-3rd; 4th-8th

81 Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy 9th-12th

82 Friendship PCS - Online KG-8th

83 Friendship PCS - Southeast Academy PK3-5th

84 Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory Middle; Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High

6th-8th; 9th-12th

85 Friendship PCS - Woodridge Elementary; Friendship PCS - Woodridge Middle PK3-3rd; 4th-8th

86 Garfield Elementary School PK3-5th

87 Garrison Elementary School PK3-5th

88 Goodwill Excel Center PCS 9th-12th

89 H.D. Cooke Elementary School PK3-5th

90 H.D. Woodson High School 9th-12th

91 Hardy Middle School 6th-8th

92 Harmony DC PCS - School of Excellence KG-5th

93 Hart Middle School 6th-8th

94 Hearst Elementary School PK4-5th

95 Hendley Elementary School PK3-5th

96 Hope Community PCS - Lamond PK3-5th

97 Hope Community PCS - Tolson PK3-8th

98 Houston Elementary School PK3-5th

99 Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS 6th-8th

100 Hyde-Addison Elementary School PK3-5th

101 IDEA PCS 9th-12th

102 Ideal Academy PCS PK3-8th

103 Ingenuity Prep PCS; National Collegiate Preparatory PCHS PK3-3rd; 9th-12th

104 Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS PK3-8th

105 Inspiring Youth Program Alternative

106 J.O. Wilson Elementary School PK3-5th

107 Janney Elementary School PK4-5th

108 Jefferson Middle School Academy; AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Southwest 6th-8th; PK3-PK4

109 Johnson Middle School 6th-8th

110 Kelly Miller Middle School 6th-8th

111 Ketcham Elementary School PK3-5th

112 Key Elementary School PK4-5th

113 Kimball Elementary School PK3-5th

114 King Elementary School PK3-5th

115 Kingsman Academy PCS 6th-12th


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116 KIPP DC PCS Arts & Technology Academy; KIPP DC PCS Quest Academy; KIPP DC PCS Valor Academy

PK3-KG; 1st-4th; 5th-7th

117 KIPP DC PCS College Prep Academy 9th-12th

118 KIPP DC PCS Connect Academy; KIPP DC PCS Spring Academy; KIPP DC PCS Northeast Academy


119 KIPP DC PCS Discover Academy; KIPP DC PCS Heights Academy; KIPP DC PCS AIM Academy


120 KIPP DC PCS Grow Academy; KIPP DC PCS Lead Academy; KIPP DC PCS WILL Academy PK3-KG; 1st-4th; 5th-8th

121 KIPP DC PCS LEAP Academy; KIPP DC PCS Promise Academy; KIPP DC PCS KEY Academy PK3-PK4; KG-4th; 5th-8th

122 Kramer Middle School 6th-8th

123 Lafayette Elementary School PK4-5th

124 Langdon Elementary School PK3-5th

125 Langley Elementary School PK3-5th

126 LaSalle-Backus Education Campus PK3-8th

127 Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS [Missouri Avenue] PK3-5th

128 LAYC Career Academy PCS; The Next Step/El Proximo Paso PCS Alternative

129 Leckie Education Campus PK3-7th

130 Lee Montessori; Washington Leadership Academy [St. Paul's College] PK3-3rd; 9th

131 Ludlow-Taylor Elementary School PK3-5th

132 Luke C. Moore High School 9th-12th

133 MacFarland Middle School; Marie Reed Elementary School 6th; PK3-5th

134 Malcolm X Elementary School @ Green PK3-5th

135 Mann Elementary School PK4-5th

136 Mary McLeod Bethune PCS [16th Street] PK3-1st

137 Mary McLeod Bethune PCS [Main] PK3-8th

138 Maury Elementary School PK3-5th

139 Maya Angelou PCS - High School; Maya Angelou PCS - Young Adult Learning Center 9th-12th; Adult

140 McKinley Middle School; McKinley Technology High School 6th-8th; 9th-12th

141 Meridian PCS [13th Street] PK3-5th

142 Meridian PCS [14th Street] 6th-8th

143 Miner Elementary School PK3-5th

144 Monument Academy PCS; Community College Preparatory Academy PCS [Gibbs] 5th-6th; Adult

145 Moten Elementary School PK3-5th

146 Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS PK3-5th

147 Murch Elementary School @ UDC PK4-5th

148 Nalle Elementary School PK3-5th

149 Noyes Elementary School PK3-5th


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150 Orr Elementary School PK3-5th

151 Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams) 4th-8th

152 Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Oyster) PK4-3rd

153 Patterson Elementary School PK3-5th

154 Paul PCS - Middle School; Paul PCS - International High School 6th-8th; 9th-12th

155 Payne Elementary School PK3-5th

156 Peabody Elementary School (Capitol Hill Cluster) PK3-KG

157 Perry Street Preparatory PCS; Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS [South Dakota Avenue]

PK3-8th; PK3-5th

158 Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering High School 9th-12th

159 Plummer Elementary School PK3-5th

160 Powell Elementary School PK3-5th

161 Randle Highlands Elementary School PK3-5th

162 Raymond Education Campus PK3-8th

163 Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts 8th-12th

164 River Terrace Education Campus SPED

165 Rocketship DC PCS PK3-2nd

166 Ron Brown College Preparatory High School 9th

167 Roosevelt High School; Roosevelt STAY High School 9th-12th; Adult

168 Roots PCS [Kennedy Street] PK3-5th

169 Roots PCS [North Capitol Street] PK3-5th

170 Ross Elementary School PK3-5th

171 Savoy Elementary School PK3-5th

172 School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens PK3-8th

173 School Without Walls High School 9th-12th

174 School-Within-School @ Goding PK3-5th

175 Seaton Elementary School PK3-5th

176 SEED PCS of Washington, DC 6th-12th

177 Sela PCS PK3-3rd

178 Shepherd Elementary School PK3-5th

179 Shining Stars [Randolph Street] PK3-5th

180 Simon Elementary School PK3-5th

181 Smothers Elementary School PK3-5th

182 Somerset Preparatory Academy PCS; Community College Preparatory Academy PCS [Wheeler]

6th-11th; Adult

183 Sousa Middle School 6th-8th

184 St. Coletta Special Education PCS SPED

185 Stanton Elementary School PK3-5th

186 Stoddert Elementary School PK4-5th


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187 Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster) 6th-8th

188 Takoma Education Campus PK3-8th

189 The Children's Guild DC PCS KG-8th

190 Thomas Elementary School PK3-5th

191 Thomson Elementary School PK3-5th

192 Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS 9th-12th

193 Truesdell Education Campus PK3-8th

194 Tubman Elementary School PK3-5th

195 Turner Elementary School PK3-5th

196 Two Rivers PCS - 4th Street [Elementary] PK3-5th

197 Two Rivers PCS - 4th Street [Middle] 6th-8th

198 Two Rivers PCS - Young PK3-2nd

199 Tyler Elementary School PK3-5th

200 Van Ness Elementary School PK3-1st

201 Walker-Jones Education Campus PK3-8th

202 Washington Global PCS 6th-8th

203 Washington Latin PCS - Middle School; Washington Latin PCS - High School 5th-8th; 9th-12th

204 Washington Mathematics Science Technology PCHS 9th-12th

205 Washington Metropolitan High School; CHOICE Academy @ Wash Met 9th-12th; Alternative

206 Washington Yu Ying PCS PK3-5th

207 West Education Campus PK3-8th

208 Wheatley Education Campus PK3-8th

209 Whittier Education Campus PK3-8th

210 Woodrow Wilson High School 9th-12th

211 Youth Services Center Alternative

212 Youthbuild PCS Alternative

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